Sphenocrates aulodocha
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | S. aulodocha
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Sphenocrates aulodocha (Meyrick, 1918)
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Sphenocrates aulodocha is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found on New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are purplish fuscous with a triangular whitish spot on the middle of the costa, where a whitish line interrupted in the middle runs to near the dorsum beyond the middle. There is a slight whitish mark along the costa near the apex. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 4, 2016). "Crocanthes aulodocha Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 98.
Categories:
- Gelechiinae
- Moths described in 1918
- Gelechiinae stubs